Ferario Spasov ( Bulgarian: Ферарио Спасов; 20 February 1962 – 11 November 2023) was a Bulgarian

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coach and player.

Managerial career

Spasov was manager of

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and

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. From 1 April 2016 he became the manager of Etar Veliko Tarnovo after Boncho Genchev secured the position of chairman of the zonal council of BFU in Veliko Tarnovo. On 26 October 2016, Spasov was appointed manager of Beroe but his contract was terminated by mutual consent after the final game of the season. On 28 August 2017, Spasov was appointed manager of

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. On 8 October 2019, Spasov replaced

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as a manager of

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Death

Spasov died in a car accident on 11 November 2023 at the age of 61.

Honours

Litex Lovech * Bulgarian A Group: 1998–99 *

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: 2000–01

References

1962 births 2023 deaths People from Dupnitsa Footballers from Kyustendil Province Bulgarian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders OFC Spartak Pleven players FC Lovech players Bulgarian football managers PFC CSKA Sofia managers PFC Litex Lovech managers FC Spartak Varna managers Botev Plovdiv managers FC Montana managers PFC Beroe Stara Zagora managers Road incident deaths in Bulgaria 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-footy-forward-stub